Publications

Publication details [#28510]

Nolan, Rita. 1994. Cognitive practices: Human language & human knowledge. Blackwell Publishers. x + 171 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

child language | cognition | communication | public speech | thought

ISBN

0-631-18974-2

Annotation

This book examines the relationship between thought and communication via an analysis of children's cognitive and linguistic development. It is suggested that conceptual thinking requires public language internalization.

Reviewed by

Woodfield, Andrew. 1994. Review article. Does concept-acquisition depend on language-learning?